Indian leader had gin thrown out (6)
I believe the answer is:
gandhi
'indian leader' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'had gin thrown out' is the wordplay.
'thrown out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'had'+'gin'='hadgin'
'hadgin' with letters rearranged gives 'GANDHI'.
(Other definitions for gandhi that I've seen before include "Mahatma ....., great Indian leader" , "Indian political and spiritual leader, assassinated 1948" , "hunger-striker" , "film epic" , "Spiritualistic Indian statesman" .)